j: that doctor’s appointment went faster than we thought! there’s usually a long line during saturdays.

a: i know, now what do we do? it’s too early for lunch.

j: well, we can walk around binondo… you know, i’ve never been to the post office building.

a: me neither. i’ve always wanted to go though.

j: so, let’s!

and because sudden free time should be used for spontaneity, we did.

the manila central post office building was designed by filipino architect Juan Marcos de Guzman Arrelano and was originally built in 1926. it was, however, severely damaged during the second world war and rebuilt in its original neo-classical style in 1946.